National Geographic Bee

Students Qualify to Compete in State Geography Bee

Congress Middle School eighth grader Elizabeth Appel and Lakeview Middle School seventh grader Matthew Kruse qualified to compete at the state level of the National Geographic Society’s National Geographic Bee on Friday, April 1.

Appel and Kruse placed first at the school level and passed the state qualifying test, which makes them eligible to compete against as many as 100 other students in Columbia, Mo.